Verb

aguantar (first-person singular indicative present aguanto, past participle aguantáu)Category:Asturian lemmas#AGUANTARCategory:Asturian verbs#AGUANTARCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with entries#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AGUANTAR

1. to hurry up

   Synonyms: aballar, entainar, aforfugar

2. (transitiveCategory:Asturian transitive verbs#AGUANTAR) to hold (to grasp)

   Synonyms: tener, sostener

3. to put up with, tolerate, endure

   Synonyms: endurar, aturar, caltener

4. to last

Further reading

• “aguantar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “aguantar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Spanish#AGUANTARCategory:Catalan terms derived from Spanish#AGUANTAR aguantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣwənˈta]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AGUANTAR
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ɣwanˈtaɾ]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#AGUANTAR

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Verb

aguantar (first-person singular present aguanto, first-person singular preterite aguantí, past participle aguantat)Category:Catalan lemmas#AGUANTARCategory:Catalan verbs#AGUANTARCategory:Catalan first conjugation verbs#AGUANTARCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with entries#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AGUANTAR

1. (transitiveCategory:Catalan transitive verbs#AGUANTAR) to take, to hold
2. (transitiveCategory:Catalan transitive verbs#AGUANTAR) to support weight
3. (transitiveCategory:Catalan transitive verbs#AGUANTAR, intransitiveCategory:Catalan intransitive verbs#AGUANTAR) to endure, to last
4. (transitiveCategory:Catalan transitive verbs#AGUANTAR) to put up with, to tolerate, to persevere
5. (reflexiveCategory:Catalan reflexive verbs#AGUANTAR) to restrain oneself, to hold back

Further reading

• “aguantar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Etymology

Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Italian#AGUANTARCategory:Spanish terms derived from Italian#AGUANTAR agguantare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡwanˈtaɾ/ [a.ɣ̞wãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#AGUANTARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#AGUANTAR

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#AGUANTARCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables#AGUANTAR
• Syllabification: a‧guan‧tar

Verb

aguantar (first-person singular present aguanto, first-person singular preterite aguanté, past participle aguantado)Category:Spanish lemmas#AGUANTARCategory:Spanish verbs#AGUANTARCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#AGUANTARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with entries#AGUANTARCategory:Pages with 3 entries#AGUANTAR

1. to hold, withhold, hold back, retain (breath, urine)

   Synonyms: contener, retener

   Para nadar bajo el agua, uno tiene que ser capaz de aguantar la respiración.

   In order to swim underwater, one has to be able to hold one's breath.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#AGUANTAR

2. to put up with, to tolerate or bear, to endure, to handle, to take, to stand

   Synonyms: soportar, tolerar

   Esto no se puede aguantar.

   This is unbearable.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#AGUANTAR

   Ya no aguanto más.

   I can't take it anymore.

   Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#AGUANTAR

3. to hang on, to grasp

   Synonym: sostener

4. to hang on, to persevere, to last

   Synonyms: perseverar, durar

5. to not complain, to keep silent
6. to hold (a posture)

Further reading

• “aguantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025